The incident occurred at the Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort on Sunday, March 8
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- An 8-year-old boy fell 30 feet from a chairlift at the Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort in California
- The incident occurred on Sunday, March 8
- Officials said the boy was airlifted to the hospital due his “age and distance of the fall,” though his condition is currently unknown
An 8-year-old boy has been left injured following a ski lift fall at a resort in California.
On Monday, March 9, the Lake Valley Fire Protection District shared in a press release that the child fell approximately 30 feet from the Grandview chairlift at the Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort at around 1:20 p.m. local time on Sunday, March 8.
Multiple emergency services responded to the scene, with air transport being requested due to the boy’s “age and the distance of the fall.”
“Ski patrol responded immediately, provided first aid and transported the child to the landing zone,” the release said.
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“Paramedics with Medic 7 and Battalion 7 from Lake Valley Fire Protection District, and CALSTAR 6 flight nurses, determined immediate transport to Renown Regional Medical Center based on mechanism for injury,” the release noted.
Officials added that the boy’s condition is currently unknown. His identity has also not been revealed.
PEOPLE has reached out to Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort and the Lake Valley Fire Protection District for further comment.
A resort spokesperson told local media outlet South Tahoe Now that the boy fell near to the top terminal of the lift.
Sierra-at-Tahoe is around 16 miles from South Lake Tahoe.
The incident comes after PEOPLE previously reported that a 12-year-old girl was left hanging from a ski lift before falling to the ground while snowboarding at the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area in California.
A video of the incident, which occurred Jan. 31, showed the girl hanging from the chairlift as another snowboarder tried to hold on to her.
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While people rushed to hold out a net and padding below the girl, the child missed the net and landed on the snow.
A woman, who identified herself as the girl’s mom, then commented under the post and explained that her daughter fell as she'd been unable to secure the safety bar properly.
“She slipped down right away. There was nothing that anyone did wrong," the woman wrote.
Thankfully, the girl had no broken bones or serious injuries.
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